toi
1. (noun) tip, point.
Ka tae mai tōna waka ki waenganui pū o te moana, ka haere ake tōna atua i raro ka mau ki te toi o te hoe a te kaiwhakatere o tōna waka, arā ko Tūtangatakino (TWMNT 23/3/1875:65). / When he had got out into mid-ocean, his god rose from the depths and seized the point of the paddle of Tūtangatakino, the steersman of his canoe.
Synonyms: tāmore, tara, tihi, mata, matū, matamata, tongi, hiku, kūmore, raenga, akitu, paina, ngahu, koi, koinga, toitoi
2. (noun) summit.
Ko Whaitiri te kuia o Tāwhaki rāua ko Karihi. Nānā rāua i tohu ki hea rāua piki ai ki te toi o ngā rangi (Te Ara 2013). / Whaitiri was the grandmother of Tāwhaki and Karihi. She instructed them on where to climb to the summit of the heavens.
3. (noun) native, indigenous, aborigine, indigene.
He toi mātou nō te moutere nei (W 1971:431). / We are indigenes of this island.
4. (noun) origin, source (of mankind).
Ki te toi o te tangata i rauhītia ai e Iomatua i Te Honoiwairua (W 1971:432). / To the source of people gathered together by Iomatua in Te Honoiwairua (The Place where the Spirits Join Together).
Synonyms: takenga, pūnga, pū, ahunga, orokohanga, mātāwai, pūtake, ūkaipō, pī, orokohanganga, take, kunenga
5. (noun) art, knowledge.
Kāti, anei tēnei o ā tātou taonga kua puta hei whakamīharotanga mā te tangata. Ko ngā momo toi e whakaata ana i tā ēnei whakatipuranga titiro ki te ao (HM 1/1997:7). / Well, this is our treasure that has appeared for people to admire. The types of art illustrate how these generations look at the world.
